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teachingly

teachingly adverb: so as to teach.

Adverb

teachingly (comparative more teachingly, superlative most teachingly)

  1. So as to teach.
    • Listen to the way the Zen master listens—quietly and teachingly.2019, Kenneth Paul Kramer, Martin Buber's Dialogue: Discovering Who We Really Are, page 71

Forms of teachingly

comparativemore teachingly
superlativemost teachingly

Origin of teachingly

From teaching + -ly.

Questions about teachingly

What does teachingly mean?
Teachingly means so as to teach.
What part of speech is teachingly?
Teachingly is an adverb.

Words near teachingly in the dictionary

  1. teaching hospitals
  2. teaching someone a lesson
  3. teaching someone who's the boss
  4. teaching the controversy
  5. teachingless
  6. teachingly
  7. teachings
  8. teachless
  9. teachment
  10. teachments
  11. Teachout

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